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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2016, file photo faculty member Angela Florschuetz, center, her colleagues, and their supporters picket at Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pa. Faculty who teach at the state's 14 public universities walked out for three days in October when contract talks stalled over wages, work load and health care. The strike, the first in the system's 34-year history, disrupted classes for 100,000 students. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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This undated photo shows a one-room schoolhouse built in the 1920s to teach black children on St. Simons Island, Ga. Preservationists saved the Harrington School from scheduled demolition in 2010 and since then have spent about $300,000 to stabilize its deteriorating frame and leaky roof. Recently, the group Friends of the Harrington School announced a grant award that it hopes will bring in $50,000 needed to finish restoring the schoolhouse's interior. (Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News via AP)
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This undated photo shows part of a one-room schoolhouse built in the 1920s to teach black children on St. Simons Island, Ga. Preservationists saved the Harrington School from scheduled demolition in 2010 and since then have spent about $300,000 to stabilize its deteriorating frame and leaky roof. Recently, the group Friends of the Harrington School announced a grant award that it hopes will bring in $50,000 needed to finish restoring the schoolhouse's interior. (Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News via AP) (Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News via AP)
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This undated photo shows a one-room schoolhouse built in the 1920s to teach black children on St. Simons Island, Ga. Preservationists saved the Harrington School from scheduled demolition in 2010 and since then have spent about $300,000 to stabilize its deteriorating frame and leaky roof. Recently, the group Friends of the Harrington School announced a grant award that it hopes will bring in $50,000 needed to finish restoring the schoolhouse's interior. (Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News via AP)
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FILE - In this July 29, 2016 file photo, people attend an open house at the new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Students attended the first day of classes there on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. The new building replaced the one that was demolished where 20 first graders and six educators were shot and killed in December 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 1985 file photo, "Hoosiers" writer and Bloomington, Ind., native Angelo Pizzo, left, talks with actor Gene Hackman during filming at the Knightstown, Ind., Elementary school gym. Three decades after “Hoosiers” inspired millions, the high school team from this rural community in southeastern Indiana and its players remain the biggest stars in town. (Larry Crewell /The Herald-Times via AP, File)
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In this Dec. 12, 2016, photo, Bill Spencer, center, holds an impromptu staff meeting at the Union 76 gas station in Creswell, Ore., where many of the employees are high school and college students earning money for school. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
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Chicago Alderman Willie Cochran, left, arrives for his arraignment with his attorney Thomas Durkin at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Friday morning, Dec. 23, 2016 in Chicago. Durkin's attorney entered a plea of not guilty to federal corruption charges during his initial court appearance. The 15-count indictment against Cochran includes bribery and extortion counts. It alleges he extorted money from a store owner and pilfered funds from an activities fund to pay for gambling and his daughter's college tuition. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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Chicago Alderman Willie Cochran, left, arrives for his arraignment with his attorney Thomas Durkin at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Friday morning, Dec. 23, 2016 in Chicago. Durkin's attorney entered a plea of not guilty to federal corruption charges during his initial court appearance. The 15-count indictment against Cochran includes bribery and extortion counts. It alleges he extorted money from a store owner and pilfered funds from an activities fund to pay for gambling and his daughter's college tuition. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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In this image provided by Old Dominion University, ODU coach Bobby Wilder, center, and his team celebrate after their24-20 win over Eastern Michigan in the Bahamas Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 23,2016, in Nassau, Bahamas. (Jason Coper/Old Dominion University via AP)
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Actor Delroy Lindo, second left, joined Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, second right, as they helped serve food at a Newark's Weequahic High School high school during an event to feed residents as part of a program to bring holiday cheer Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Newark, N.J. The London-born Lindo's lengthy film career includes roles in movies such as "Crooklyn," "Malcolm X" and the TV series "Blood and Oil" and "The Chicago Code." (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Actor Delroy Lindo, left, joined Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, third left, as they helped serve food at a Newark's Weequahic High School high school during an event to feed residents as part of a program to bring holiday cheer Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Newark, N.J. The London-born Lindo's lengthy film career includes roles in movies such as "Crooklyn," "Malcolm X" and the TV series "Blood and Oil" and "The Chicago Code." (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, center, is seen through Christmas decorations as he greets people at a Newark's Weequahic High School high school at an event to feed residents as part of a program to bring holiday cheer Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Newark, N.J. London-born actor Delroy Lindo joined Baraka. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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In this Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 photo, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack listens as Zachary Cohen, a sophomore at Calallen High School, makes the closing arguments for his team during the Regional High School Mock Trial competition in Texas. The federal judge who ruled that Texas' foster care system is unconstitutionally broken has been named The Dallas Morning News' Texan of the Year. The newspaper announced Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, that Jack was being recognized because she "punctured our comfortable obliviousness to the appalling treatment" being endured by the 12,000 children labeled permanent wards of the state. (Michael Zamora /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Chicago Alderman Willie Cochran, left, address the residents of the 20th Ward in Chicago. Cochran, a prominent Chicago alderman indicted on federal corruption charges, is due for his first court appearance. Cochran has been charged in a 15-count indictment, including allegations that he extorted money from a liquor store owner and pilfered funds from a local government activities fund to pay for gambling and his daughter's college tuition. His arraignment in federal court is Friday, Dec. 24, 2016, morning. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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FILE - In this May 3, 2011, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama dances with students at Alice Deal Middle School in northwest Washington during a surprise visit for the school's Let's Move! event. When Michelle Obama considered the daunting prospect of becoming first lady, she purposely avoided turning to books by her predecessors for guidance. Instead, she turned inward (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2016 file photo, BYU guard Nick Emery (4) celebrates a 3-pointer against Cal State Bakersfield during an NCAA college basketball game in Provo, Utah. BYU coach Dave Rose has been waiting for this moment for four years. The program struck recruiting gold when it landed the major pieces from the 2012-13 Lone Peak High School national championship team - four-star recruits Emery, Eric Mika and T.J. Haws. But then the challenges of recruiting to BYU kicked in and all three went on Mormon missions at different times. (Nick Wagner/The Deseret News via AP, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Dec. 6, 2016, photo, Denise Colberg and her daughter Callie Dimagiba pose for a photo at Windsor Middle School in Windsor, Colo. They have been teaching together at the school since 2009. (Alyson McClaran/The Greeley Tribune via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Dec. 9, 2016, photo, Windsor Middle School English teacher Denise Colberg instructs her class at the school in Windsor, Colo. They have been teaching together at the school since 2009. (Alyson McClaran/The Greeley Tribune via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Dec. 6, 2016, photo, Windsor Middle School science teacher Callie Dimagiba helps a student during one of her classes at the school in Windsor, Colo. Dimagiba and her mother have been teaching together at the school since 2009. (Alyson McClaran/The Greeley Tribune via AP)
